The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has announced the winners of its 17th annual Charter Awards, and have celebrated Crosstown Concourse with this year’s Grand Prize. The CNU celebrates projects that make a difference in people’s lives. They celebrate projects …

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has announced the winners of its 17th annual Charter Awards, and have celebrated Crosstown Concourse with this year’s Grand Prize. The CNU celebrates projects that make a difference in people’s lives. They celebrate projects …

How can architects and designers help communities understand and identify their complex cultural layers and narratives? Valeria Nuyanzina, a Masters of Architecture student at McGill University, has been awarded $5,000 to find out. Nuyanzina’s research proposal entitled Stitched Imprints of …

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia announced their 2018 Lieutenant-Governor Award recipients last night. DIALOG’s UBC Campus Energy Centre, receiving an Award of Merit, was amongst 13 buildings celebrated. In 2007, the University of British Columbia, a global leader in …

We’ve just been selected as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. Now in its 11th year, Canada’s Greenest Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes the employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations. We look …

The American Society of Landscape Architecture’s New York Chapter has celebrated the plan to revive Oregon City’s Willamette Falls with an award in their General Landscape Architecture Design Category. All awarded projects will be on exhibit at the Center for Architecture …

The Minister’s Awards for Transportation Innovation are held annually as part of Alberta’s Tri-Party Transportation Conference. At this year’s event, the Mechanized River Valley Access team was honoured to bring home the Award of Excellence for Transit/Accessible Transportation Innovation! The award …

Laser focus, smart hiring and continuous improvement. These are just some of the qualities shown by the companies selected as Canada’s Best Companies in 2018, the country’s leading business awards program. DIALOG is proud to be selected as one of …

We’re pleased to share that our integrated design team took home a Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Showcase Award of Excellence for the design of NorQuest College’s Singhmar Centre for Learning! The Award of Excellence in the Building Engineering-Institutional category …

Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre is one step away from achieving full Living Building Challenge certification! Just awarded with the Health and Water Petals (in addition to its Place, Materials, Equity, and Beauty + Inspiration Petals), the Centre only has …

What do a Danish power plant, a public library in Calgary and a museum in Qatar have in common? Other than being man-made structures, all three construction projects earned spots on Architectural Digest’s list of the 12 most anticipated buildings of …

DIALOG founding principals, Joost Bakker and Norman Hotson have been celebrated by the AIBC with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Best known for the 2nd most visited site in Canada, the revival of Granville Island, Joost and Norm are design partners who …

We’re making a mark on the urban environment in Alberta cities, and it shows! DIALOG is proud to receive Urban Design Awards in both Edmonton and Calgary. Enbridge Centre in Edmonton picked up the Civic Design Award of Merit and …

DIALOG’s Brand Inspiration Guide has been honoured by the Registered Graphic Designers Association (RGD) In-House Design Awards. This competition recognizes design excellence within organizations whose main service offering is not graphic design, but who have an internal support team that includes graphic designers… and …

Kennedale Eco Station received the Excellence in Green Building – New Construction award from CaGBC’s Alberta Chapter! The CaGBC Leadership Awards program recognizes individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the CaGBC’s mission and goals in advancing green building …

Jason Heinrich thinks differently about how we should approach Urban Densification, and LafargeHolcim agrees with him. Heinrich, who is a vital member of the firm’s Green Team, has been celebrated with a Next Generation LafrageHolcim Sustainability Award. His thesis, developed under Mari …

Our engineering teams in Edmonton and Calgary were recognized for their great work at the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction 2017 Alberta Steel Awards of Excellence. We’re honoured to receive the Collaboration Award for Rogers Place. The Collaboration Award is …

The City of Abbotsford was informed by and evolved for cars. Thanks to our willful client and partners, it’s now planned for people. Let’s start off on this note: This was DIALOG’s first full Official Community Plan (OCP), which is a …

The stars have aligned for Lyra Growth – not only is business thriving, it’s looking good too. DIALOG partnered up with Fusion Space to reinvent Lyra’s office last fall. The transformation of the 2,285 sq ft space just won BOMA BC’s Tenant Improvement Award. …

The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) created an award in the late Tom Sutherland‘s honour called the Tom Sutherland Award of Merit. His family accepted the inaugural award on his behalf at their Annual General Meeting held on May 9. Every year, the award …

A hearty congratulations to Craig Applegath! Craig was presented with the OALA Honourary Member Award at this year’s OALA AGM and Conference. This award is given annually to non-members who help advance the cause of landscape architecture in Ontario. Craig was …

Our Edmonton studio is proud to take home some awards from the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Showcase Awards this month. Thank you to the CEA and our project collaborators for these awards! Harold L. Morrison Rising Young Professional Award …

January 26th: Ontario Public Works Association (OPWA) has honoured two DIALOG projects with the award for Public Project of the Year at their annual conference and award banquet. Bill Fisch Stewardship and Education Centre has been recognized as 2016 OPWA Project of the …

Nexus From Up Top Architect at Zero called for entrants to plan and design a theoretical student housing site-map for San Francisco State University. This is DIALOG’S second project to win accolades in the net-zero arena in 2016 – GROWHouse was celebrated with …